中国石化新闻网讯 据国外媒体3月9日伦敦报道，为了满足日本国内未来的能源需求，日本最大公司之一的三井物产日前强调了稳定LNG供应的重要性。

日本三井物产能源业务部门首席运营官Hirotatsu Fujiwara说，LNG和天然气在全球低碳经济中将继续长期扮演重要的角色。

他还表示，不管可再生能源预计每年可能稳步增长2%的事实，化石燃料，尤其是LNG即使到2040年仍将继续是满足日本能源需求的重要来源。

作为世界上最大的LNG进口国（其进口量占全球总供应量近三分之一），日本依赖稳定和可靠的LNG供应。在本国已导致电力公司之间新竞争的电力市场自由化以后，日本的零售天然气市场也计划在2017年实施自由化，这使得今年成为日本能源市场最关键的一年。

李峻 编译

原文如下：

LNG 'still at forefront of Japan’s energy future'

TABNinfo.com/March 09, 2017/London

Mitsui & Co, one of Japan’s largest companies, has underlined the importance of a stable liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply in order to fulfil future energy demand in Japan.

Chief operating officer of Energy Business Unit II of Mitsui & Co, Hirotatsu Fujiwara, said: “LNG and gas will continue to play an important role long-term in a low-carbon global economy.”

He also stated that regardless of the fact it is forecasted that renewable energy may grow at a steady 2 percent per year, fossil fuels, especially LNG, will continue to be a significant source for meeting energy demand even in 2040.

As the world’s largest importer of LNG – importing nearly one third of all global supplies – Japan relies on stable and trustworthy supplies of LNG. Following liberalisation of its electricity market, which has led to new competition among electric utilities, Japan’s retail gas market is also planned to be liberalised in 2017, which makes this year one of the most pivotal in the country’s energy market.